Selma, city and seat (1866) of Dallas county in Alabama. In March 1965 it was the center of an African American voter-registration drive led by Martin Luther King, Jr. Local violence against civil rights activists, most famously at the Edmund Pettus Brid
Book Onespans John Lewis’ youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall...
(1) Purdue 63, (11) NC State 50 (1) UConn 86, (4) Alabama 72 Monday, April 8 (National championship game) (1) UConn 75, (1) Purdue 60 Where can I get an NCAA bracket? You can click or tap here to get a printable .PDF of the NCAA bracket. It will open in a...
In 1963, in the wake of violent attacks on civil rights demonstrators in Birmingham,Alabama, momentum built for another mass protest on the nation’s capital. With Randolph planning a march for jobs, and King and his Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) planning one for freedom, the...
Having expanded their knowledge of the nonviolent method, King and SCLC would now confront the white racist community of Birmingham, Alabama.doi:10.1007/978-1-349-22642-9_5James A. ColaiacoPalgrave Macmillan UK
Several photographs are presented of the African Americans' involvement in the voting rights movement from 1948 through 2008, including the civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., protesters in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963 and a 1965 prot...
The labels have “Produced & Arranged by David Keller”. They probably recorded at Ed Boutwell’s studio in Birmingham, but I can’t confirm that yet. The only other notice I can find for the group is from Alabama Journal in Montgomery, which ran an ad for a WBAM event at the Brewbak...
University of Dayton Arena is a staple in the NCAA tournament rotation annually because of the university's role as host of the First Four, so it's easy to see why the arena in this basketball-loving city ranks first nationally. The state of Ohio is third nationally in NCAA tourna...
Romney’s win was important coming on the heels of coming in third in both Mississippi and Alabama. In that sense it was a big win, perhaps his biggest win of this primary season to date. But Romney needs to win more and put Santorum away and try to collect the support of Evangelical...
In May 1963, thousands of Black children in Birmingham, Alabama, took part in the Children’s Crusade. They walked out of school to protestsegregation , marching peacefully toward City Hall, singing: “I ain’t gonna let nobody turn me round.” ...